Written & Produced by Akuma Ukpo & Lindsay Littrell; Engineered by Akuma Ukpo & Garrett Langebartels; Mixed & Mastered by Akuma Ukpo; Synth, Beats and BGVs by Akuma Ukpo, Vocals & Keys by Lindsay Littrell; Guitar & Bass by Garrett Langebartels. ISRC QZTAU2554390.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Clutchboy Kuma and LITTRELL Give Us Bad — a Dark, Seductive New Single That Dares You to Look Deeper
Single available June 25, 2025, on all major streaming platforms.
(Download hi-res Bad artwork HERE)
Alexandria, VA & Indianapolis, IN – June 25, 2025 – Today, Clutchboy Kuma and LITTRELL release Bad—a pulsing, provocative new single co-written and co-produced by the two artists, and mixed and mastered by Kuma. Built on hypnotic beats, gritty guitar, and sultry, taunting vocals, Bad is a dark pop fever dream of swagger, seduction, and subversion. At first listen, it thrums with undeniable allure. But beneath the surface lies something more disruptive: a mirror held to those who weaponize their own repression to control others. Bad is both a confrontation and an invitation—to break the spell, and take your power back.
The song was engineered by both Clutchboy and Garrett Langebartels (LITTRELL bandmate and co-producer on their debut album Public Love), whose guitar and bass contributions help shape the track’s gritty, cinematic edge. With each artist bringing their own sonic signatures—Kuma’s ambient, symphonic avant-garde arrangement, LITTRELL’s genre-defying, viscerally expressive approach to songwriting and performance—Bad becomes something intimate, immersive, gripping.
Bad immediately follows the release of Clutchboy Kuma’s stunning collaborative EP with Sophie DeFrench, Don’t Look Back in the Wilderness, and arrives on the heels of Public Love—LITTRELL’s acclaimed debut album described by Imperfect Fifth as “a visceral, genre-blurring masterstroke” and “one of 2024’s most compelling releases.” With spins across 30+ indie and college radio stations from coast to coast and praise from outlets like Jammerzine, AudioFuzz, The Urban Juice, and RockDafuqOut (who called them “a force to be reckoned with…possibly the voice of the next generation”), LITTRELL has quickly built a reputation for emotionally unrelenting, politically prescient music. Clutchboy, meanwhile, continues to make bold waves in alternative R&B and experimental pop with his signature style—blending moody ambient textures, Afro-rave influences, and boundary-pushing composition.
And when you bring the two artists together, you get the kind of track that doesn’t just grab hold—it sinks its teeth in. With Bad, Clutchboy Kuma and LITTRELL offer a richly textured descent into the dark, seductive corners of sound and self. One listen won’t be enough.
Listen to Bad on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Tidal, and all major platforms starting June 25.
About Clutchboy Kuma:
Clutchboy Kuma is a Virginia-based producer and artist known for his distinctive blend of alternative hip-hop, R&B, and pop. Since 2016, he has collaborated with a range of rising indie artists—including Sophie DeFrench—and is celebrated for his moody cinematic textures and forward-thinking production style. His work has earned consistent editorial playlist support and hundreds of thousands of streams.
About LITTRELL:
LITTRELL is the musical identity of queer, non-binary artist Lindsay Littrell, whose emotionally charged sound fuses dark pop, alt-rock, and trip-hop into hypnotic, cinematic soundscapes. Their debut album Public Love received critical acclaim for its lush yet gritty production, raw storytelling, and fearless honesty. Praised by Jammerzine as “the heart of what all art should be,” and by Imperfect Fifth as “a visceral, genre-blurring masterstroke,” LITTRELL’s work swims in the deep end of emotion—transforming vulnerability into power and desire into defiance.
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Sebastian Boesak, Manager for LITTRELL
Email: mgmt@thisislittrell.com
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